Life expectancy at birth, female in Moldova
Moldova: Life expectancy at birth, female was 75.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Moldova, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Moldova stood at 75.67 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Moldova peaked at 76.21 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.52 years, in 1960.
That places Moldova 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.02 years | 62.52 years | 65.18 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.58 years | 65.42 years | 67.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.95 years | 68.27 years | 71.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.53 years | 70 years | 71.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.16 years | 71.22 years | 73.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.54 years | 74.01 years | 74.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.95 years | 73.11 years | 76.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 126 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76.16 years compare
- 127 American Samoa 75.99 years compare
- 128 North Korea 75.88 years compare
- 130 Honduras 75.67 years compare
- 131 Uzbekistan 75.55 years compare
- 132 Bhutan 75.27 years compare
More health data for Moldova
- Population ages 65 and above 16.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,450 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 20,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 20,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 22,598 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 139,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 23,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 21,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 19,859 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Moldova?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Moldova was 75.67 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 76.21 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.52 years in 1960.
- How does Moldova rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Moldova ranks 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.